Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Armed forces personnel, total, per capita was 0.0086 units per person in 2020. ▼ Falling
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in North Macedonia, 1992–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2020, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in North Macedonia stood at 0.0086 units per person.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 109.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, per capita in North Macedonia peaked at 0.0137 units per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0041 units per person, in 2009.
That places North Macedonia 28th out of 173 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0049 units per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.005 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.005 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.009 units per person | +78.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0089 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0115 units per person | +28.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0137 units per person | +19.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0117 units per person | -15.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0116 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0128 units per person | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0099 units per person | -22.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0101 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0084 units per person | -16.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0095 units per person | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0095 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0096 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0096 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0041 units per person | -57.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0041 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0041 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0041 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0042 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0042 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0082 units per person | +95.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0082 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0084 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0085 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0085 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0086 units per person | +1.1% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 0.0086 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0045 units per person, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 0.0086 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0046 units per person, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in North Macedonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +95.5% | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0082 units per person |
| 1995 | +78.5% | 0.005 units per person | 0.009 units per person |
| 2009 | -57.6% | 0.0096 units per person | 0.0041 units per person |
| 1997 | +28.9% | 0.0089 units per person | 0.0115 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0087 units per person | 0.0049 units per person | 0.0137 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0095 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0128 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0062 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0085 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0086 units per person | 0.0086 units per person | 0.0086 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
- 25 Cyprus 0.01 units per person compare
- 26 Saudi Arabia 0.0089 units per person compare
- 27 Myanmar 0.0087 units per person compare
- 29 Colombia 0.0085 units per person compare
- 30 Turkmenistan 0.0082 units per person compare
- 31 Azerbaijan 0.0081 units per person compare
More public sector data for North Macedonia
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.5481 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -80 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, per capita in North Macedonia?
- Armed forces personnel, total, per capita in North Macedonia was 0.0086 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0137 units per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, per capita recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0041 units per person in 2009.
- How does North Macedonia rank for armed forces personnel, total, per capita?
- North Macedonia ranks 28th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, per capita rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Armed forces personnel, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Armed forces personnel, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Armed forces personnel, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Armed forces personnel, total The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Armed forces personnel, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.